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Elaborate?
I switched my server from Ubuntu to Fedora, partly so I don't get sold Ubuntu pro on every login lol.
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Off only the top of my head.
-Potentially faster installation
-Free
-More control
-Many distributions from LinuxFromScratch to Mint, making it meet the interests of nearly every demographic
-Wonderful sense of community
-No spying
-No bloatware depending on distro
-No ads
-Many window managers supporting different workflows
-Incredible command line power
-Easy installation of software with package managers
-Less malware
-Fully customizeable ux/ui
-Can uninstall anything you don't want
-Will help you learn how a computer works at a deeper level if you want to
-Potentially faster installation
Installed CachyOs yesterday that must have been the longest install I have been through. I'm liking it so far though.
-No spying
depending on the distro
-No ads
depending on the distro
-Can uninstall anything you don’t want
How can you uninstall systemd?
It will differ by distro, but generally for debian, you begin uninstalling systemd by installing something else like SysV init:
apt install sysvinit-core sysvinit-utils
cp /usr/share/sysvinit/inittab /etc/inittab
Then you will need to configure grub by editing /etc/default/grub changing:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="init=/bin/systemd console=hvc0 console=ttyS0"
to
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="init=/lib/sysvinit/init console=hvc0 console=ttyS0"
and then executing update-grub as root.
Then you can reboot so that the system boots off of sysvinit instead and then purge systemd with apt-get remove --purge --auto-remove systemd. This also removes packages that depend on systemd.
Then you pin systemd packages to prevent apt from installing systemd or systemd-like packages in the future.
echo -e 'Package: systemd\nPin: release *\nPin-Priority: -1' > /etc/apt/preferences.d/systemd
echo -e '\n\nPackage: *systemd*\nPin: release *\nPin-Priority: -1' >> /etc/apt/preferences.d/systemd
Depending on if the distro is multiarch, you might also need:
echo -e '\nPackage: systemd:amd64\nPin: release *\nPin-Priority: -1' >> /etc/apt/preferences.d/systemd
echo -e '\nPackage: systemd:i386\nPin: release *\nPin-Priority: -1' >> /etc/apt/preferences.d/systemd
This information was sourced from this wiki dedicated specifically to removing systemd on multiple distributions and replacing it with something else:
Wow. Honestly, thank you! I had entirely forgot that this wiki even exists. I’ve bookmarked your reply. :-)
Of course, no worries. I seemed to recall there was something out there for this because I read some article a while back that was discussing the scope-creep in systemd, and the problems that result from it. I think I found this wiki originally at that time.
~~Potentially~~ faster installation
Particularly when you're flashing the ISO you downloaded from MS to USB and it doesn't work unless you use MS's magic tool. Thus dropping you into the bootstrap paradox.
Especially because it gets partway through the install before failing to load NVMe drivers complaining there is no installation media to load them from.
It turns out it's faster to install Ubuntu and download one of MS's windows VM's and use that to download and flash a USB than actually install Windows 11.
While installing Linux is faster you can use the Windows ISO directly with Ventoy instead of the Microsoft tool. At least, that's how I do it.
Let's be honest here
I like Linux as much as the next guy
...... But a violent kick to the 'nards is still more pleasant than Windows 11, so this is a "Luigi Wins By Doing Absolutely Nothing" scenario.
Yep, which also explains why a distro that comes with Cinnamon won...
Now, now. Cinnamon is a perfectly competent DE. Gets out of the way. Does what it's supposed to.
Let us not treat it like it is Gnome.
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I like Windows 11. It has the best HDR support of any OS, bar none. AutoHDR is a godsend.
My only complaint is about the taskbar, which I fixed by installing StartAllBack.
Kowalski! Analysis!
Why is my T440s so much slower on fedora than w11? 😔
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